Trafficking foundation founder nominated for CNN Heroes

Virginia Isaías, founder and president of the Santa Ana-based Human Trafficking Survivors Foundation, has been nominated as a CNN Hero.

In his nomination form, Francisco Barragan, the foundation's co-founder, said Isaías deserves recognition because “against all odds, she has turned her life of child sexual abuse, domestic violence and human trafficking survivor experience to establish the Human Trafficking Survivors Foundation.”

Barragan said Isaías helps survivors get out of abusive relationships and assists victims of crime or violence with obtaining their U-Visa. The nonprofit foundation assists survivors of violence and human trafficking.